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So apparently,
they're making a Black Panther movie. Let's hope Hudlin is kept as far away as possible. On a related note, anyone think that the whole 'Super Hero that is also a King/Ruler' is kind of ridiculous? I mean where do heroes like Aquaman and T'Challa find the time to both lead a nation and go gallavanting on the other side of the globe?
Edited by Mrph1 on Sep 1st 2024 at 8:36:28 PM
Oooof poor Odin. I think he qualifies as Unintentionally Sympathetic because despite narrative attempts to cast him as a bad guy I can't help but feel really bad for him.
Like sure he did some bad shit but the amount of grief he gets is incessant. He doesn't even do anything bad but no one can go one page without calling him a piece of shit motherfucker even if he's actually trying to help.
I mean Jesus this bit on his character page. It all feels so spiteful.
It's worth noting that he's still pretty formidable when he's not at the bottom of a barrel of booze, and still provides pretty good advice, when Thor is (very grudgingly) willing to admit that he needs it. But yeah, he's still an ancient and embittered alcoholic, quite aware that the cosmos has moved on.
Edited by slimcoder on Jan 18th 2022 at 2:01:39 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."Beyond the arc or beyond the company?
Because I think the company is run by Beyonders and they tend to be dicks
Forever liveblogging the AvengersAvengers 52, a years worth of Avengers vol Aaron.
Mostly the Multiversal Masters of Evil stuff continues.
Venom Skull and Green Goblin Except He’s Ghost Rider attack Cap and Carol and Starbrand Child Brandy when they’re visiting Brandy’s dead mom’s house so Brandy can get a human connection and stop being such a murder child.
The MMOE are too much for Cap and Carol but Brandy easily mops the floor with them because they blew up her mom’s house. The MMOE run because there wasn’t supposed to be a Starbrand, Ghost Goblin leaving enough bombs to blow the continent of America off the map but Brandy burns the bombs before they can go off. It’s cosmic, she doesn’t have to explain it.
Weirdly this causes her to jump in age again to a teen or maybe adult? Artists aren’t great always at distinguishing them. And I’m not happy with this because murder baby and child Brandy is hilarious. Murder teen or adult Brandy is a dime a dozen. Throw a rock at an x group and you’ll hit a murder teen or murder adult. And b) comics have a baaad track record with minor characters suddenly aged up. And Brandy isn’t even aware she’s gotten older so she’s not any older mentally. Potential to be gross and this run hasn’t not tripped into that sometimes.
Also, some random Deathloks discuss why the 616 is so important if all the heroes are tarnished or underused. Feels meta.
Edited by Bocaj on Jan 19th 2022 at 11:55:45 AM
Forever liveblogging the Avengershttps://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/19/exclusive-marvel-first-look-captain-marvel-annual-1/
Carol teams up with the Starjammers in Captain Marvel Annual # 1
You do remember that Scott's dad popped up early into the Krakoa era for a family Barbecue right?
One Strip! One Strip!

Pardon my ignorance, but how is Thor able to get drunk given his physiology?